Churn



(N0 Model.)

G. BULL.

` GHURN. No. 277,830. Patented May 15, `1883.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

enonen BULL, or MAPLE orrv, Assis-Non on ONE-HALF To Joan D. raven, or vvrNnrnLD, KANSAS.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 277,830, dated May 15, 1883. Application filed January 23, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BULL, of Maple City, county of Cowley, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ghurns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of churns known as workin,f ,fbody7 churns, the object being to provide a churn ofimproved construction adapted to be rocked or vihrated to collect butter without the use of a dasher.

- The invention consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a churn constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig.2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached view, illustrating one of the pivots of the operating-handle and devices for locking the handle in working position; and Fig. 4 is a view of a portion of the handle and its catch.

A represents a support or frame, consisting of two pairs of folding legs, c a', pivoted vtogether at their upper ends, the inner leg of each pair having a bearing, b, to receive one of the journals B of the churn (l. The pairs of legs a a are connected by suitable crossbars, a2, and one leg, a, ofeach pair is provided with a stop, a3, to limit the spread ofthe legs an d to providea firm supportfor thechurn-body.

The churn-body C is provided at diametrically-opposite points and to one side ofthe vertical center of the churn-body with journals B B, adapted to rest in lthe slotted bearings b of the supporting-frame A.

D represents the operating handle or bail of the churn, consisting ofthe side bars, el d, connected by a suitable grasping or cross-bar, d. The side bars of the bail are each pivotally secured upon stud-journals F, near the top edge ofthe churn-body, and are each provided with a pivoted hook, G, adapted to enter a slot, h, formed in the end of the churn-body or in a plate, H, secured thereto. I represents a sliding catch-bar provided with elongated slots t' t', through which project headed nails or screws j, which serve to secure the catch-bar I in place,

but permit the sliding of the latter. The bar l is also provided with a horizontal slot, adapted to register with the sloth of the plate H, to permit the engagement with the latter of the hooks G, after which the bar I is pulled down by its linger-piece t2, to prevent the withdrawal ofthe hook G. By the means thus described the operating-bail is rmly secured to the end of the churn-body nearest the journals B B; but said bail may, when desired, be disengaged from its catch devices and thrown forward toaposition parallel with the churn-body, when the inwardly-bent ends g ot' the hooks G will catch upon the top of the churn-body to limit the downward movement of the bail.

J represents a brace pivoted to one side of the churn-body, and adapted to engage the adjacent cross-bar a2 of the frame to supportthe churn-body in a horizontal position when desired.

K represents the cover of the churn,provided with a grooved or beveled edge7 k, to insure a snug fit of the cover. and prevent the escape ofthe cream by splashing during the churning process.

L represents an outlet formed in the end or other portion of the churn-body to enable the buttermilk to be drawn off.

An important feature in my invention consists in the arrangement of thejournals ofthe churn-body at one side of the vertical center ofthe latter, thus materially lessening the labor of churning, as the weight of the cream will operate to raise the end ofthe churn earrying the operating-bail, and the only power required ofthe operator is that necessary to pull the short end ofthe churn-bodyor the end carrying the bail downward. The continued lifting or vibrating of the churn-body will speedily collect the butter, after which the churn is steadied in a horizontal position by the brace J', as above described.

Many slight alterations in the details ofcoustruetion of my device may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention. Hence I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein shown and described, but reserve to myself the right to make all such changes and modifications as may properly fall within the scope of my invention.

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I claim- 1. In a churn, the combination, with asupporting-frame provided With bearings, as described, of a churn-body pivotally supported 5 in said bearings, and provided with a pivoted bail having hooks pivotallyr secured thereto, and catches secured to one end of the churnbody, substantially as set forth.

2. Thecombination, With the churn-body and Io its support, of a pivotedbail provided with pivoted hooks so arranged as to engage the top edges ofthe churn-body when said bail is not in operative position and to be secured in catches on the end of the churn-body when the z5 bail is in working position, substantially as set forth. p

3. The combination, with the supportingfraxne and churn-body, provided at one end and its hooks, of the plates H, secured to the z5 sides of the churn-body, and having slots h, and the catch-bars I, formed with elongated slots i, transverse slots i, and finger-pieces i2,

substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this 3o specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE BULL.

Witnesses:

R. G. STORY, L. D. ZENOR. 

